In 2 weeks I have not slept more than 4 hours a night during the night, yet each night I lay here staring at the ceiling.  I dont' get it. I have never felt so tired in my life, but I can't sleep. I took an hour nap this afternoon because I had to, but surely thats not why I have laid in the bed for hours tonight. I have eat right  before goign to bed, I have made sure NOT to eat right before goign to bed. I have tried to read myself to sleep. I have made sure NOT to read before bed. I have showered right before bed, I have gone to bed NASTY. I am out of ideas for what might be causing this.

Thoughts? Ideas? Buck?

Tasteless and Offensive or Politics at usual in America? This is the cover of The New Yorker magazine that comes out this week. The magazine's editor says that the cover is a satirical view of the way right wing conservatives try to paint the Obama's. The Obama campaign is not impressed and calls the cartoon "tasteless and offensive". 

The question comes to mind; Where were the political correctness police when cartoons comparing GWB to satan and a war hungry murder were floating around the mainstream press? I am sensitive to the idea that Obama is the the first African American to run for the Presidency and satirist need to be very careful when walking the line that makes them their living. That said, isn't it time for the Obama campaign to grow up and accept that you can't get upset and offended everytime that the the people across the aisle call you a name and make fun of you.  Satire is one of the oldest campaigning and advocacy tools for newspaper and magazines all over the country (although not very effective).  They have been around since the printing press allowed cartoonist to publish their work to the broader public. For Obama, this is the tip of the iceburg. If he doesn't want to be seen as childish and oversensitive he needs to continue to not comment on them, but also demand his staff to be able to laugh at one of the more enjoyable aspects of the campaign process. Humor 

Tags: obama, political

 Bush to Bring Home As Many As 3 Brigades from Iraq??

This is going to be a story to watch. To be honest: I don't think that this is a good idea at all. Wait, before you blast me hear me out on this. This reaks of politics to me. To this point the stance of the White House has been that reducing troop levels because of a lull in insurgent violence will only embolden insurgents to renew their attacks. (Not to menton the fact that we have just published a timetable for withdrawl....ridiculous. )What is different now? Why now that insurgent violence is down are we talking about bringing home as many as 3 BRIGADES? (4,000 men in a brigade x 3 = 12,000 soliders home).

Don't get me wrong, if we are able to bring them home at this point then I am glad, but why September?  Why? Anyone? Anyone? Lets see, if you start withdrawing in September and it takes roughly 45-60 days to get them all home then that takes us through September, October, and maybe even into.....November? Wait, isn't there somthing else that goes on in November this year? Oh yeah, the election. I hope that this is not an attempt to try to quelch Obama's call to bring troops home. If we do infact bring home three full brigades (btw, some will be redeployed to Afghanistan rather than come home) then it will tremendously cut the legs out of Obamas central theme.

Hear me, I'm not accusing the Bush administration of anything. I am merely pointing out in a clear and level headed way what the liberal pundits are going to scream from the mountaintop in October and November. From a political standpoint it is GENIUS. They can't complain you are bringing them home, but by doing so you are effectively taking away one of the most critical aspects of the campaign. I just hope that we are not gambling with lives (by leaving them there OR bringing some of them home) just for politics.

I dont do this often, but I am going to warn you. I don't want a bunch of anti-bush crap as comments. I would like to have a level headed discussion of the issue, but being an idiot is not helpful.

Lots of rumors running around the state today about Attorney General Troy King. It could lead to his resignation.

I'm not going to post links or even a run down of the unsubstaniated rumors, but if and when it comes, you heard it here first.

Tags: political

Who is going to be at camp this week?

You need to let me know.

Jesse Jackson says that he wants to "Cut Out" Barack Obama's Nuts

This is a nightmare.... for John McCain. By Jesse Jackson saying something negative I am sure that Obama picks up at least 2 percentage points. At this point is there anyone whose opinion is less cared about than Jesse Jackson. He is like that friend from high school that was fun to have around, but after you grew up and he didn't it just became annoying. But really, Jesse, the summer of '88 was great, but its really time that we do grown up things now.

Tags: fun, poitical

I haven't slept well since I got back from camp. I have made a concerted effort to try to go to bed at a decent hour so that I can get up and walk in the mornings before it gets hot. I have tried to be in the bed by 10:30 and have the lights off by 11 or 1130. I have done a pretty good job, but after that I have just tossed and laid there until two or three in the morning. Whats the deal?

A year or so ago I had to do the sleeping pills thing because I was having an anxiety problem and couldn't turn my brain off at night. I don't think that is the problem. I do have a lot of things running through my mind, but I'm not sure if they are keeping me up, or if they are just entertaining me while I lay there:

Things going through my mind as I lay in the bed tonight:
-Camp was good, could have been better. I need to make sure my 2009 Binder has all the things I want to change written down by the end of this week or I am going to forget by next summer.
- I hit a Turkey with my car Friday. I wonder how much the new headlight is going to cost.
-Vacation Bible School is in 3 weeks.
-David is going to Auburn for graduate school. Thats all I have to say about that. 
-I have a Memphis trip planned at the end of the month with my college roommates. I need to decide if I am coming back Saturday night, or if I am going to get a lay speaker.
- School is going to be here in a month. I am not ready.
- I wonder if Luke is in England yet. I hope his plane has individual movie screens so he can pick what he wants to watch.
- Gas is eating me alive. 
- Seriously, its time we do something as a community about Meth. Its out of control.
- Why is it that the UMC gives students at Emory nearly twice as many dollars a semester as they give those of us at Memphis? Should I be screaming at someone over this?
- I want a Macbook. I can't really afford it, but my inner 8 year old continues to remind me that they will let me do a payment plan and I can have it NOW.
- I want a Macbook. I can't really afford it, and my inner 45 year old continues to remind me that if I do without it and don't have a payment I can buy a nicer one with cash in 2 short years. 
- Dave Ramsey has made me a better person and I hate him for it.
- I need to check on dates for booking Suther for a fall camp get together. Everyone will be invited. It will be fun.
- I have to get up at 6:30. That is going to suck.


 

Tags: life, random
Current Location: Millport, AL
Current Mood: restless
Current Music: The Silence of Rural America

Larry Harmon, aka, Bozo the Clown.. dead at 83

In two weeks we have lost Carlin and now Bozo. Will there ever be laughter again?

Bozo was a large part of my childhood on WGN. I hope their will be replays this week.

Do you ever had an experience where you are going through the regular monotony of the day and suddenly you see things clearly and you have a deeper understanding of life or a particular subject? Yes? Good. I had one of those tonight.

I came home, cut the grass, sprayed poison on the ditch so that when it rains my neighbors water runs more smoothly and doesn't collect in his yard. I walked the dog, made some phone calls, and decided it was time for dinner. Tonight's dinner was impressive, even for me. I cooked hamburger steak and gravy, oven baked ranch new potatoes, and homemade biscuits. Wow. I know. I would put that meal up against anything your grandmother ever made. I wouldn't even enter the competition for single adult male cooking. It is beneath me.

Anyways, back to the moment of clarity. I was cleaning up the mess after I ate and loading the dishwasher when it hits me. It just came to me out of the blue. Suddenly I thought, "It is really not fair that you are single in a moment like this. You should be married." Right? Do you hear me on this? Lets get something straight. I'm not saying that I should have been married tonight for MY sake, but I should be married tonight for the sake of humanity. It has suddenly hit me that my singleness is not only a problem for me but it is actually a tragedy to the human race, and to women in particular that the skills, talents, abilities, and love of Matt Miller are not being shared more broadly. 

So ladies, please, don't do it for me, do it for humanity. Do it for women everywhere who dream of coming home to a husband who can in a single evening cut the grass, do random maintenance, cook a meal, and then actually clean it up. It is time for women all over America to stand up and demand that they have the opportunity to be with someone like me. It's the 21st Century ladies. It is time you demand better.

Seriously, introduce me to a friend. Do it for them.

Tags: fun, life
Current Location: Millport, AL
Current Mood: cheerful

I don't think that I have ever provided you with the link to Donald's website. You should become a regular follower of his adventures and do what you can to help him with his campaign.

www.famecampaign.com

Tags: family, fun